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Our Future Is in the Stars
Most people do not picture a future among the stars, and I have made my peace with that. I am not writing about you, or about me, but about humanity as a whole. I think our future is in the stars, and I have two reasons for thinking so.
The speed of light is a governance problem
I was thinking about Mars colonies and realized the communication delay does not just slow things down. It changes how civilization is structured at a fundamental level.
What we lose when AI manages our friendships
I was thinking about delegating friendship maintenance to AI. The more I followed that thought the less I liked where it went.
What happens to the life we seed
I was thinking about Mars colonization and wondered why we need humans there at all. What if we just sent bacteria and waited a billion years?
Someone should be watching the sky
We have a Space Force. But Space Force is about military positioning in orbit. Who is actually responsible for protecting Earth from what comes from outside?
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